[Tweeters] Townsend’s warbler behavior

[Emily Birchman]

Thanks everyone for your replies to my question about Townsend's Warblers
feeding on the ground and for sharing your observations!
I think the other times I've had them in my yard they've always been
attracted to the suet feeder. The 3 I saw yesterday were in a totally
different part of the yard, far from the feeder. I'm not sure what they
were finding there, but it was interesting to watch.

sincerely,
Emily Birchman



On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 13:20, Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:


> I think I mentioned earlier that both warbler species have been feeding on

> my window ledge daily, something I had never seen before. I said seeds, but

> now I suppose they were sunflower chips, which of course are also seeds but

> without the coat.

>

> Dennis Paulson

>

> On Jan 24, 2024, at 12:24 PM, Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

> Since the cold snap, we've had a Townsend's and two Yellow-rumped Warblers

> feeding on the ground under the feeders in West Seattle.  The appear to be

> eating the smallest bits of the sunflower chips that fall there.   Their

> ability to scrounge non-insect meals is probably how they can overwinter

> when the other woodwarblers have to fly south.

>

> - Michael Hobbs

>

> On Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 10:36 AM Emily Birchman <stollea at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>> I just had the pleasure of observing no less than 3 Townsend’s warblers

>> in my backyard! All of them were foraging on the ground, which seemed

>> surprising to me. Is this a common behavior for them? We usually get one

>> per year in our backyard and I have seen this species enough times and had

>> a very clear view so I’m confident in the ID. I just didn’t expect to see

>> them there!

>>

>> Good birding,

>> Emily Birchman

>> Kenmore, WA - Finn Hill

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